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Lord Triesman

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2019-01-21T15:59:23.133Z

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<p>So far three of an anticipated four days have been scheduled and advertised (21,
23 and 30 January). The remaining day will be rescheduled as a day had to be set aside
for the House to have a further debate under section 13 of the EU (Withdrawal) Act
which is now scheduled for 28 January. The progress of all business is, as always,
in the hands of the House. But the Usual Channels have agreed to those dates on the
assumption that they should allow Committee Stage to be completed inside four days
and the Usual Channels are working to get the remaining day scheduled within the first
week of February.</p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which consultancies or associated companies were retained
to advise on any part of the reforms introduced in the Higher Education and Research
Bill; what briefs were provided to those companies; and what fees were agreed.

<p>No consultancies were retained in the preparation of the reforms or to provide
advice on the reforms during the passage of the Higher Education and Research Bill.
Some consultancy advice has been sought on specific areas to support the implementation
of the Bill, including the provision of expert HR advice to support the ministerial
appointments and advice on the IT requirements for the new Office for Students. Advice
was also commissioned from Deloitte to undertake preliminary organisational design
work ahead of the establishment of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).</p>

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish all research and consultancy
reports prepared by consultancies or associated companies on any aspect of the preparation
of reforms introduced by the Higher Education and Research Bill in the last three
years.

<p>The policy work that underpinned the reforms introduced by the Higher Education
and Research Bill (HER Bill) was largely undertaken by civil servants and drew on
previous published material including, for example, the Gaskell Review that was prepared
for Universities UK. This material was referenced in the Green Paper published in
October 2015 and again in the White Paper in May 2016 that preceded the introduction
of the HER Bill.</p><p>BEIS commissioned Deloitte to undertake preliminary organisational
design work ahead of the establishment of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), working
with BEIS, the UKRI Interim Chair and senior leaders from the existing Partner Organisations
which will form UKRI. The brief was to set out high level organisation design principles,
assumptions and options for UKRI consistent with the framework set out by the White
Paper and the HER Bill. The work was completed in October 2016 as preliminary specialist
advice for BEIS officials and ministers to inform further organisational design work
being carried out within BEIS and hence it is not planned to publish the commissioned
report.</p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific provision is available from their resources,
and local government resources, for children of school age adopted from abroad but
at school in England; and in which respects that provision differs from the provision
for adopted children who were born in the UK.

<p>Previously looked after children adopted in England retain the educational entitlements
they had when they were looked after. The entitlements are: a free early education
place from the age of two, the early years’ pupil premium, the pupil premium plus
and priority admission to school. Children adopted from abroad are not currently eligible
for these entitlements. However, the government is currently considering the entitlements
of children adopted from care outside England.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2018, previously
looked after children adopted from care in England and those adopted from an equivalent
form of care outside of England will have access to support and advice from their
local council’s Virtual School Head and from their school’s designated teacher for
looked after children.</p><p> </p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton
on 15 November 2017 (HL2833), when children adopted from abroad will have access to
the educational entitlements referenced in the answer; and whether they will publish
the letter from the Minister of State for School Standards sent to local authorities
in England on the subject.

<p>Educational entitlements for children adopted from outside of England remain under
consideration. We have not set a timetable for any changes to educational entitlements
but have given a clear commitment to amend the School Admissions Code, to give children
adopted from care overseas the same entitlement for priority school admission as those
adopted from care in England, at the earliest opportunity. I will place a copy of
the letter from my right hon. Friend, the Minister for School Standards, in the Library
of both Houses.</p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton
on 7 February (HL5080), which local authorities in England have given a clear commitment
to amend the Schools Admission Code to give children adopted from overseas the same
entitlement for priority school admission as those adopted from care in England, as
set out in the letter from the Minister for School Standards; and in which local authorities
this is now the practice.

<p>In December of last year the department announced that when the opportunity arises,
we intend to amend the School Admissions Code to require admission authorities to
give children adopted from state care outside of England, highest priority for admission
into school.</p><p> </p><p>Any changes to the School Admissions Code will require
a full statutory process, including a public consultation and parliamentary scrutiny.
They must be considered in the context of competing pressures on the parliamentary
timetable.</p><p> </p><p>Until such time as we are able to make the relevant changes
to the Code, we have asked admission authorities to use their current flexibilities
in setting their own admission arrangements, to grant internationally adopted children
second highest admissions priority in their oversubscription criteria.</p><p> </p><p>School
admission arrangements are agreed locally and we do not collect information on them.
Consequently, the information requested on which admission authorities have adopted
these changes, is not held centrally and we have not made an assessment of the changes.</p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide a detailed timetable for
the legislative changes required to amend the School Admission Code in respect of
children adopted from care overseas.

<p>In December of last year the department announced that when the opportunity arises,
we intend to amend the School Admissions Code to require admission authorities to
give children adopted from state care outside of England, highest priority for admission
into school.</p><p> </p><p>Any changes to the School Admissions Code will require
a full statutory process, including a public consultation and parliamentary scrutiny.
They must be considered in the context of competing pressures on the parliamentary
timetable.</p><p> </p><p>Until such time as we are able to make the relevant changes
to the Code, we have asked admission authorities to use their current flexibilities
in setting their own admission arrangements, to grant internationally adopted children
second highest admissions priority in their oversubscription criteria.</p><p> </p><p>School
admission arrangements are agreed locally and we do not collect information on them.
Consequently, the information requested on which admission authorities have adopted
these changes, is not held centrally and we have not made an assessment of the changes.</p>

<p>In December of last year the department announced that when the opportunity arises,
we intend to amend the School Admissions Code to require admission authorities to
give children adopted from state care outside of England, highest priority for admission
into school.</p><p> </p><p>Any changes to the School Admissions Code will require
a full statutory process, including a public consultation and parliamentary scrutiny.
They must be considered in the context of competing pressures on the parliamentary
timetable.</p><p> </p><p>Until such time as we are able to make the relevant changes
to the Code, we have asked admission authorities to use their current flexibilities
in setting their own admission arrangements, to grant internationally adopted children
second highest admissions priority in their oversubscription criteria.</p><p> </p><p>School
admission arrangements are agreed locally and we do not collect information on them.
Consequently, the information requested on which admission authorities have adopted
these changes, is not held centrally and we have not made an assessment of the changes.</p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Agnew of Oulton
(HL10441 and HL10442) on 12 October, whether they have made any assessment of potential
breaches of equalities legislation in any statutory differences to entitlement for
priority schools admissions for children adopted from overseas compared with those
adopted in the UK from care, in particular where both such groups of children are
UK citizens.

<p><br>Children in care are amongst the most vulnerable in our society and they should
be admitted to the school that is best able to meet their needs. Since 2007, school
admission authorities have been required to give looked after children highest priority
in their admission arrangements. In 2012, this priority was further extended to previously
looked after children.</p><p> </p><p>The government also wants to ensure that children
adopted from care overseas receive equal highest priority for admission into school
as those looked after or previously looked after by a local authority in England.
The department is committed to amending the School Admissions Code to achieve that
aim.</p><p> </p><p>The department is keen to ensure that looked after children are
given parity for admission into school as soon as possible, and has asked admission
authorities to use their current flexibilities in setting their own admission arrangements
to grant children adopted from care overseas second highest admissions priority in
their oversubscription criteria.</p><p> </p>

<p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics
Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply, and I will place a copy of their letter
in the House Library.</p><p> </p>